JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 14,356 11,628 11,818 18,732
Others 8,872 9,000 11,223 11,218
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 24 25 28 36
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 1,498 1,706 827 963
Atlantic salmon 27,596 24,020 17,719 15,986
Yellowfin tuna 35,795 33,405 28,510 27,224
Bluefin tuna 6,505 6,488 17,700 16,998
Bigeye tuna 21,969 24,085 19,119 20,999
Southern bluefin tuna 3,275 2,964 6,996 6,384
Sea bream 1,235 1,453 887 1,076
Billfish 1,932 1,786 1,438 1,373
Frozen
Swordfish 1,738 1,473 1,482 1,244
Pacific sockeye 54,078 53,621 26,946 34,462
Pacific coho 66,910 53,765 33,534 31,877
Other Pacific salmon 14,124 24,995 3,764 6,219
Pink salmon 59,829 63,444 28,491 35,797
Atlantic salmon 6,633 15,777 3,171 8,031
Other salmon 1,222 1,068 627 546
Halibut 32,125 27,395 12,156 10,446
Albacore tuna 1,474 1,790 371 358
Yellowfin tuna 100,641 71,739 26,511 26,304
Skipjack 77,490 76,087 4,503 6,104
Bluefin tuna 2,065 1,769 4,208 3,063
Bigeye tuna 112,765 108,831 77,045 89,548
Herring 52,077 65,468 6,314 9,094
Cod 27,109 24,323 8,313 7,383
Mackerel 158,909 169,880 17,507 21,018
Mero 10,207 8,201 7,436 6,211
Jack mackerel 62,300 63,981 6,527 6,886
Sea bream 5,259 4,868 1,249 1,221
Capelin 32,546 32,995 6,060 6,978
Billfish 6,510 8,708 1,645 1,996
Spanish mackerel 1,765 1,937 553 643
Rockfish 47,837 45,955 11,173 11,513
Sablefish 14,144 15,398 14,141 14,029
Herring roe 5,660 4,600 2,732 1,961
Pollock roe 30,507 41,677 59,196 54,289
Mero, fillet 6,451 8,784 7,283 10,167
Swordfish, fillet 1,231 1,506 703 733
Pollock surimi 106,505 103,740 22,321 29,234
Cod Surimi 17,577 20,121 3,206 4,736
Threadfin bream 49,741 45,098 9,297 9,521
Salted/dried
Herring roe 8,510 7,747 12,897 13,037
Pollock roe 1,970 2,472 3,572 3,723
Salmon roe 4,662 4,888 6,872 7,452
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 7,897 7,077 5,169 4,672
Arkshell 8,252 9,962 4,198 4,528
Spiny lobster 2,380 2,448 6,979 7,008
King crab 20,948 20,698 12,361 11,673
Tanner crab 27,113 20,298 8,627 7,069
Blue crab 1,506 1,412 1,881 1,923
Other crab 5,004 5,523 3,899 5,056
Oyster 15,900 12,485 10,147 8,327
Clam 23,487 26,360 5,457 5,695
Frozen
Spiny lobster 7,394 6,157 14,084 9,912
Lobster 1,446 1,360 2,918 2,667
Shrimp 246,627 247,314 297,938 280,645
King crab 22,190 24,760 37,727 35,747
Tanner crab 33,807 42,634 35,996 39,496
Blue crab 12,886 6,966 5,621 3,099
Other crab 839 1,123 599 797
European cuttlefish 12,948 15,036 5,605 6,448
Octopus 116,260 103,248 38,940 45,009
Scallop 419 746 414 858
Other cuttlefish 28,478 28,337 17,246 18,414
Squid 2,249 13,505 413 1,877
Abalone 351 341 1,508 1,344
Salted/dried
Squid 1,345 695 915 556
Sea urchin roe 446 371 1,342 1,114
Jellyfish 10,858 10,884 3,920 4,775
Seaweed, dried 6,923 6,512 3,825 4,189
Seaweed, salted 24,295 29,892 2,603 3,601
Prepared
Eel 71,313 56,717 84,948 77,673
Canned crab 102 118 270 228
Fish meal 333,463 340,717 19,028 23,071
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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